Attorneys for a former Ohio deputy sheriff who was arrested and charged with murder are trying to get his case moved to federal court, where he could have the case dismissed under an immunity clause that applies only to federal law enforcement officers.
On Dec. 8, Steve Nolder—an attorney for former Franklin County officer Michael Jason Meade—said Supremacy Clause Immunity is a constitutional doctrine that prevents federal officers from being prosecuted for state crimes committed while carrying out their duties.
